Telehealth in genetic counselling consultations: the impact of COVID-19 in a Portuguese genetic healthcare service.

ABSTRACT: The already increasing use of telemedicine in the last few years has risen significantly after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With a fast implementation, it is important to understand the experience of genetic counselling patients using telehealth. To this end, we developed a study to understand the impact of the pandemic on genetics consultations, using a mixed-method approach through a questionnaire to collect the patients' opinions. The largest group included in the study was 26-45 years old (65%), and 33.6% had completed year 12 of secondary education. Due to the impact of the pandemic, we observed an increase of 84.5% in teleconsultations. The participants' satisfaction was quite significant, 67.3% felt comfortable discussing personal and family health, 53.6% were well-enlightene

SUBMITTER: Dantas MAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9685011 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature